New Delhi, June 27 -- Powerful earthquake tremors shook Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, and several other northern Indian states on Saturday evening after an earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit Afghanistan.

According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the nodal agency of the Government of India for monitoring earthquake activity, the epicentre of the quake was located in Afghanistan, measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale.

Detailing the technical parameters of the quake, the agency stated on X, "EQ of M: 6.2, On: 27/06/2026 19:04:51 IST, Lat: 36.442 N, Long: 70.672 E, Depth: 215 Km, Location: Afghanistan."

In a separate assessment, the United States Geological Survey reported that the earthquake struck 43 km south of Jurm in north-eastern ...